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About Balia Village

Balia is a mid sized village in Kharagpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 980, made up of 480 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Balia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Balia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur I
Pincode 721145
Area (hectares) 170.91 hectares
Population 980
Male Population 480
Female Population 500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Balia compares

By the 2011 count Balia is the 51st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 732 residents. Its 170.91 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Balia

Balia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Balia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Baghuasol, Baglaghati, Bagmari and Baishnabchak. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Balia

As per the Census of India 2011, Balia village had a population of 980. That makes it the 51st largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 732 residents.

Balia village has 480 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Balia has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Balia is 721145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Balia covers 170.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Balia falls under Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Balia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Balia.

Balia is in Kharagpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Balia today is likely to be higher.

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